diff --git a/gexec/build_test.go b/gexec/build_test.go
index 09d06a5be..da3be94b0 100644
--- a/gexec/build_test.go
+++ b/gexec/build_test.go
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ var _ = Describe(".BuildIn", func() {
 })
 
 var _ = Describe(".CompileTest", func() {
-	Context("a remote package", func() {
+	Context("a remote package", Label("network"), func() {
 		const remotePackage = "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/types"
 
 		It("compiles the specified test package", func() {
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ var _ = Describe(".CompileTestWithEnvironment", func() {
 		"GOARCH=amd64",
 	}
 
-	Context("a remote package", func() {
+	Context("a remote package", Label("network"), func() {
 		const remotePackage = "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/types"
 
 		It("compiles the specified test package with the specified env vars", func() {
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ var _ = Describe(".CompiledTestIn", func() {
 		}
 	})
 
-	Context("a remote package", func() {
+	Context("a remote package", Label("remote"), func() {
 		const remotePackage = "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/types"
 
 		It("compiles the specified test package", func() {
diff --git a/gexec/session_test.go b/gexec/session_test.go
index d23c41674..be09e07d7 100644
--- a/gexec/session_test.go
+++ b/gexec/session_test.go
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Session", func() {
 				failures := InterceptGomegaFailures(func() {
 					Eventually(session).Should(Say("blah blah blah blah blah"))
 				})
-				Expect(time.Since(t)).Should(BeNumerically("<=", 500*time.Millisecond))
+				Expect(time.Since(t)).Should(BeNumerically("<", time.Second))
 				Expect(failures).Should(HaveLen(1))
 			})
 		})